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by r00fus 1134 days ago
One thing to keep in mind is that EVs with single-pedal mode (ie, regen braking always on if not accelerating) are simply way more responsive than any ICE in terms of stopping. They simply brake faster because you simply have to not accelerate.

Faster acceleration also means more confidence so you don't have to keep the momentum.

From a purely anecdotal standpoint, I feel EVs are just safer.

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Or, you become so used to using only a single pedal that when an emergency happens you delay using the brake and get into a crash.
We have a nimble EV and a slow lumbering non-EV. Never had this issue and neither has my spouse.